If you have been searching to learn about the most commonly used Italian question words, this video and article will answer your doubts. 

Let’s look at QUANDO / QUANTO / QUALE and PERCHE´

QUANDO (When)

It’s used as an adverb and it means WHEN. 

You do not need to make changes keep it as it is and insert it at the beginning of the question before the verb.

• Quando parti?
  – When are you leaving?
• Quando inizia la scuola?
  – When does school start?)
• Quando è il tuo compleanno
  – When is your birthday?

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QUANTO (How many / How much)

It's an interrogative adjective and you will use it to provide information about quantity. Remember that like all adjective it will have to match gender and number to the noun that it is referring to!

Let’s look at some examples:

• QUANTO (masculine singular)
• QUANTA (feminine singular)
• QUANTI (masculine plural)
• QUANTE (feminine plural)

 Look at these sentences:

• Quanto t...

These two little verbs can cause a lot of confusion to Italian learners because the can mean the same thing in English but in Italian they are not always interchangeable.

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When do we use ESSERE?

You will need to use essere to talk about:

• yourself and your nationality: sono Giulia e sono italiana
• your job: sono un’insegnante di italiano e una traduttrice
• origins: sono di Milano
• your physical appearance and personality: sono bassa e sono simpatica

Essere also indicates the state of being and is used to:

• describe locations: Milano è una grande città.
• describe objects: la mia macchina è blue e vecchia
• stating where objects are located: dove sono le chiavi di casa? Sono sul tavolo!

Very often you will see the verb Essere with CI to say that somebody or something exists… the English equivalent of there is / there are.

• C’è un gatto nero in giardino – there is a...

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VOLERE - to want to 

This modal verbs can be used alone or with an infinitive verb right after. 

Let’s look at some examples:

• "Voglio un caffè"
• "Voglio bere un caffè" : you are stressing the fact that you really really want to drink a coffee. It’s a strong desire for you. 

Both sentences are correct and both make it clear what you want to do. 

If you use VOLERE + an infinite you are stressing more your desire.

Here is another example (a heart felt wish)

• "Da grande voglio fare il pompiere" (When I grown up I want to be a firefighter). 

 In this case you are expressing a future project that you really hope to accomplish.

You can also use it in a question:

• "Vuoi mangiare una pizza stasera?" (do you want to eat a pizza tonight?) 

DOVERE - must / have to

This verbs expresses necessity and obligation… a duty!

In this case you are also using i...